Apple has applied for a patent for a theremin-like control interface. [link]
Kaylee: Can I? Zoe: Sure. He's out, though. Kaylee: He did this for me, once.
'Safe'
Buffistechnology 3: "Press Some Buttons, See What Happens."
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Jon B. - Jan 15, 2011 3:39:34 pm PST #15915 of 25501
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
DCJensen - Jan 15, 2011 4:48:51 pm PST #15916 of 25501
All is well that ends in pizza.
brenda m - Jan 15, 2011 4:56:06 pm PST #15917 of 25501
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
I'm thinking about replace my (practically defunct) home laptop with an iPad instead of a new laptop. Opinions?
I mostly use it for web, email, vids, etc. And I schlep my work laptop home all the time anyway so I would have that as an option if I need to do something more complex. But I wonder if there are considerations I'm not thinking of?
I will wait for the new release which hopefully will be in April as rumored - my bonus comes in March so I'm planning to hold off at least that long anyway.
Tom Scola - Jan 15, 2011 4:57:29 pm PST #15918 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Watching vids could be a problem.
Typo Boy - Jan 15, 2011 5:48:05 pm PST #15919 of 25501
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
A good rule of thumb for computers is that you always need more power and capability than you think. A computer that appears to have exactly what you need and nothing more is almost certain to lack something critical to you.
le nubian - Jan 15, 2011 6:27:48 pm PST #15920 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
brenda,
I like my ipad a lot, but it doesn't really replace any of my computers - home or work.
My recommendation is for you to walk in to an apple store (or best buy - I guess they are going to get a genius bar sometime soon) and check out the macbook air 11" or 13". A lot of tech reporters really think they are groovy and it is light enough that you might really like it.
NoiseDesign - Jan 15, 2011 7:08:05 pm PST #15921 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
I have travelled more than once with just my iPad. I spent 3 weeks working on a ship and my laptop came out of the bag once for about 20 minutes. Everything else was done on my iPad. I routinely use my iPad around the house and leave all the computers back in the office.
-t - Jan 16, 2011 8:00:36 am PST #15922 of 25501
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
As a data point, the things that drive me from the iPad to the laptop are: whitefonted discussion here, webomics with alt-text, and flash dependent web sites. The only videos I watch are from iTunes, DirecTV, EyeTV, or YouTube, but they look great.
Pix - Jan 16, 2011 8:00:38 am PST #15923 of 25501
The status is NOT quo.
The 11" air is awesome. I want one like whoa and steal ND's constantly.
Strix - Jan 17, 2011 7:00:22 am PST #15924 of 25501
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
OK, guys...I have 2 USB ports on my emachine laptop, and I think they are fouled up. One's too loose, and the other one is too...whatever...when I try to plus something in, it won't "catch." I think I broke them. Bad me.
This sucks hard, because I cannot sync my touch.
Can I take my laptop in somewhere and have them looked at and possibly replaced? Anyone know about how much that would cost, or how hard it is?